PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Doe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Doe
vs
Diaz

183 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doe darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Doe stalls.

Doe manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Doe avoids them all with ease.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doe throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.

Doe rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz lands a nice knee to the body.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Doe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doe blocks it with crossed arms.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doe is defending well for now.
Doe scores with a shoulder strike.
Doe wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Doe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Doe pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Doe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but Doe blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Doe.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Diaz crunches a lovely knee into Doe's ribcage.
Doe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice knee to the body.
Doe is working Diaz over against the cage.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Diaz.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doe.
Doe lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Doe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A combination from Doe does no damage.
Doe connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Doe digs a good hook to Diaz's body.

Doe has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe effectively controlling the action here.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doe throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Doe checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Doe misses.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Doe coming out on top.
No joy there for Doe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Doe.
Doe is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Doe both land. Nice combination.
Diaz lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Doe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doe misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doe was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Doe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Doe works Diaz's body with a nice hook.

Doe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Doe clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Doe.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
John Doe is winning the standup battle so far.
Doe misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Doe swinging wildly here.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Doe and move into the clinch position.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Doe moves out of range easily.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Doe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Doe.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz misses the jab.
Doe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Doe.
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Doe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a big head kick but Doe shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a big head kick but Doe shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doe moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Doe. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz is looking for the big counter here.
Doe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.

Doe has taken the fight to the clinch.

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Doe throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doe just misses with a punch to the body.

Doe rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz missing with knees to the body.
Doe is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Doe breaks from the clinch.
Doe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
A quick step to the side and Doe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doe connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.

Doe closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doe is working Diaz over against the cage.

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Doe.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body

and Doe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
John Doe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doe blocks it with crossed arms.

Doe breaks from the clinch.
Doe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doe is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Doe drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A left and a right from Doe both land. Nice combination.
Good leg kick by Doe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz tries to bum rush Doe with a series of wild strikes but Doe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doe swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Doe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Diaz connects with a high kick.

Doe is rocked!
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Doe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doe seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doe.
Diaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz defending well as Doe loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz stalks Doe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doe's face. Doe staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diaz counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Diaz looks at the referee who does nothing so Diaz lands a crushing right that sends Doe to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Diaz!
Tony Diaz got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'